Shoe-polishing bracket.



No. 636,326. Patented Nov. 7, I899.

I W. S. FISHER. SHOE POLISHING BRACKET.

(Application iflad Feb. 27, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT nron.

WALTER S. FISHER, OF FREDERIOTON, CANADA.

SHOE-POLISHING BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,326, dated November7, 1899. Application filed February 27,1899. Serial No. 707,097. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WALTER S. FISHER, a subject of Her Majesty the Queenof Great Britain, residing at Fredericton, county of .York, Province ofNewBrunswick, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shoe-PolishingBrackets; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe-polishing brackets.

The object of my invention is to provide brackets of this class by meansof which a shoe will be readily held and supported in a convenientposition for polishing.

A further object is to provide a device which is neat and attractive inappearance, durable in construction, simple and efficient in operation,and which can be made at a moderate cost.

To these and other ends myinvention consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in' the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in bothviews, Figure 1 is a perspective View of one of my improved brackets,shown in position on the wall or other support. Fig. 2 is acentralvertical sectional view looking toward the fastening end of thebracket.

1 designates a plate, preferably formed in the manner shown in Fig. 1,from the rear end of which extends downwardly an angular extension 2,said extension being provided with suitable holes for the reception ofscrews or other fastening means 3. The plate 1 is braced by means of thewebs 4 and 5, the latter extending from the lower end of the extension 2to a point near the front end of the plate 1, this construction forminga strong support, by means of which it will be practically impossible tohave the front end of the plate 1 moved downward during the operation ofpolishing.

The central portion of the plate 1 is thickened, as at 6, andhas itsedges provided with a groove 7, within which are secured by any suitablemeans, as wire 8, springarms 9, said arms extending in a forwardly andrearwardly direction from said groove and extending outwardly at asuitable tangent to the periphery of the plate 1. The ends of theforwardly-extending portions of the springarms 9 are bent upwardly andbent inwardly,

as best shown in Fig. 1, this construction allowing of theinwardly-extending portion of said arm to catch on and grip the upperside of the sole when the boot or shoe is placed in position forpolishing, thereby holding the front portion, of the shoe in a fixedposition and preventing it being raised. The rear wardly-extendingportions of the arms 9 are bent inwardly and upwardly and thenoutwardly, as shown, these upwardly-extending portions'being adapted toembrace the heel of the boot or shoe and prevent its lateral movement inan obvious manner. To preventthe rear portion of the boot or shoe fromrising, the plate 1 is provided with a suitable heel-engaging portion10, which is removably secured to the plate at a proper point.

The upper end of the plate 10 is provided with a rearwardly-extendingflange having a cutting edge for engaging the inner surface of the heelof the shoe, whereby the heel is prevented from rising up off the saidplate,

as well as being held from slipping forward. 4

In operating my improved bracket the boot 'or shoe is first providedwith a suitable last in order that the boot or shoe may be held inproper position during the operation of polishing. The boot or shoe isthen inserted on the plate 1 between the arms 9, the rear ends of whichengage with the heel portion, at the same time the heel-engaging portion10 contacting with the front face of the heel to prevent it rising orslipping forward, while the inwardly-extending portionsof the front endsof the arms 9 are placed on the projecting edge of the sole, thusholding the shoe or boot in a rigid position. The boot or shoe is thenpolished, after which it is removed from the bracket and the last takentherefrom.

Inasmuch as the bracket is adapted to be placed about the height of thewaist-line of the user, it will be apparent that the polishing of theshoes can be accomplished with great ease and without the necessity ofbending over, as in the ordinary practice. Other advantages are obviousand are not pointed out at this portion of the specification.

It is obvious that the ends of the arms 0 may be suitably cushioned bymeans of a tip of rubber or other suitable material arranged thereon,and detailed illustration or description thereof is deemed unnecessary.It is also to be understood that the securing of the arm in position maybe accomplished by means other than the wire shown in the drawings, itbeing essential that said arm be held securely and in such manner thatthe front and rear end of each of the arms will have an independentmovement.

While Ihave herein shown a preferred form of carrying my invention intoeffect, yet I do not desire to limit myself to such preferred details ofconstruction, but claim the right to use any and all modificationsthereof which will serve to carry into effect the objects to be attainedby this invention in so far as such modifications and changes may fallwithin the spirit and scope of my said invention.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is A shoepolishing bracket, comprising a plate; an angular extension formedthereon, said extension being adapted to be secured to asupporting-wall; supporting-webs connecting the under side of said plateand angular extension; spring-arms extending forwardly and rearwardlyfrom the center of said plate, said arms being located on the sidethereof, each end of said arms, being adapted to engage with the boot orshoe; means for securing said arms fixedly to said plate; and aheel-engaging portion secured to the upper side of said plate, saidheel-engaging portion being adapted to contact with the front face ofthe heel of the boot or shoe, to prevent it being raised, substantiallyas described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

WALTER S. FISHER.

Vitnesses:

Arwoon M. FISHER, O. E. A. SIMONDS.

